Passage to Sri Lanka & India | Singapore to Delhi

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

PASSAGE TO

SRI LANKA & INDIA SAIL FROM THE MYSTERIES OF MALAYSIA TO THE TREASURES OF INDIA’S GOLDEN TRIANGLE

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your itinerary DATE

PORT

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DEPART

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Depart UK

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Arrive SINGAPORE Transfer to hotel

overnight hotel

FEB 22

SINGAPORE

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SINGAPORE Embark Aegean Odyssey

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MALACCA Malaysia

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PENANG Malaysia

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7.00pm

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COLOMBO Sri Lanka

MAR 1

COLOMBO (Kandy) Sri Lanka

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At Sea

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COCHIN Kerala, India

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MANGALORE India

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MARMAGAO (Goa) India

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MUMBAI India

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MUMBAI/JAIPUR India Disembark Aegean Odyssey and fly to Jaipur

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JAIPUR India

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Drive from JAIPUR via FATEHPUR SIKRI to AGRA (Taj Mahal) India

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Drive from AGRA to DELHI India

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DELHI India

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DELHI India Transfer to Delhi Airport for flight home

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Palace of the Winds, Jaipur

to sri lanka & india Sri Lanka, the Malabar Coast and India’s magnificent Golden Triangle – Jaipur, Fatehpur Sikri, Agra and Delhi.

Sailing from Singapore, this voyage will take you to vibrant cities, beautiful and exotic lands, and to the history and treasures of India.

It is a journey you will never forget

Cruise features include: • Two-night hotel stay in Singapore • Overnight on board in Colombo, Sri Lanka • Visit to Kandy and the Temple of the Tooth • Sail to the historic cities of the Malabar Coast • Five-night land tour of India’s Golden Triangle SPECIAL EARLY BOOKING SAVINGS

Jaipur

Delhi Agra

Mumbai

India

Marmagao Mangalore

Indian Ocean

Malacca Cochin StraitPenang Colombo Sri Lanka MALAYSIA Malacca Singapore

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sail to the magic and mysteries of asia february 20, 2016

YOUR JOURNEY

Day 1 London to Singapore Overnight flight to Singapore.

Day 2 Singapore Arrive Singapore Airport and transfer to hotel. Balance of the day at leisure.

Day 3 Singapore Singapore could be said to be the city that Sir Stamford Raffles built. It was his vision that identified Singapore as the perfect port for British trade and in 1819 he persuaded Sultan Hussein to cede it to the British.

Singapore’s fortunes flourished until it fell to the Japanese in World War II but after post-war independence, the energy and dynamism of Singapore’s people created one of the great modern cities of Asia. Discover more of the city-state’s fascinating history on a guided tour that includes the Thian Hock Kheng Temple, the National Orchid Gardens and the city’s colonial heritage.

Day 4 Singapore Morning at leisure in Singapore. You also have the opportunity to join a tour exploring the multi-cultural heritage and culture of Singapore. Alternatively, you could choose to discover Singapore’s amazing horticultural treasures on a

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incredible murals. Built in the 1870s, the Asokaramaya temple may look rather commonplace from the outside but its interiors are stunning.

Two nights in Singapore

“Gardens of the Bay” trip. In the afternoon, board Aegean Odyssey and depart for Malacca, Malaysia.

Day 5 Malacca Malaysia Malacca was the centre of the Malay world in the 15th and 16th centuries. It fell to the hands of the Portuguese in 1511 and centuries of colonisation by the Portuguese, Dutch and the British have influenced the architecture of the town. This rich history comes to life as you tour the main colonial sites including the ruined Portuguese fort “A Famosa” and St Paul’s Church.

Day 6 Penang Penang was part of the Malay sultanate until 1786, when Captain Francis Light

Sri Lanka

built a fort at the site of present-day Georgetown and managed to get the island ceded to the British East India Company.

You will spend the afternoon exploring the island, visiting the massive reclining Buddha and museum.

Days 7-9 At sea Relax as the ship makes its way to Colombo.

Day 10 Colombo Sri Lanka Colombo is the commercial capital and, with a population of over 500,000, Sri Lanka’s largest city. This afternoon you will head into Colombo for a tour that includes the Pettah Bazaar and the Asokaramaya Buddhist temple with its

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Day 11 Colombo (Kandy) Today’s tour takes you out of the city on a drive through Sri Lanka’s stunning hill country to the town of Kandy and the Temple of the Tooth containing the famous dental relic of the Buddha. The entire temple complex covers a large area and you will visit the most important areas including the Alut Maligawa shrine, the Audience Hall and the World Buddhism Museum.

Day 12 At sea Take it easy as Aegean Odyssey sails for the subcontinent.

Day 13 Cochin India Situated in the State of Kerala, Cochin has a remarkable history: here you will see the oldest church in India and palaces from the days of the Raj. It was here in 1524 that the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama died and his body was entombed in the Chapel of Santo Antonio until it was moved to Portugal in 1538.

Day 14 Mangalore With its languid and tropical atmosphere, Mangalore is a delightful stop on your way up the west coast of India. Today, this mellow port thrives, exporting 75% of India's coffee and the bulk of its cashews.

Visit a local processing plant and learn about this popular nut. Continue to the beautiful Hindu temple dedicated to Gokarnath, another name for Shiva.

Finally, visit St Aloysius Chapel, with its remarkable biblical frescoes.

Day 15 Marmagao (Goa) Old Goa, founded by the Portuguese, is home to churches dating back to the mid16th century. During your morning’s tour, you will visit the Basilica of Bom Jesus.

Built in the 16th-century the Basilica of Bom Jesus is where St Francis Xavier, Goa's patron saint, is entombed in a marble mausoleum. Continue your sightseeing with a drive through Panjim, the relaxed state capital, and a stroll along the narrow streets past wonderful old villas to savour the tranquil essence of Goa. Day 16 Mumbai Immerse yourself in the swirling contrasts of India's economic powerhouse. View the Taj Mahal, Agra

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Mumbai, Gateway of India

colonial heritage Victorian Gothic revival landmarks such as Rajabhai Clock Tower, Mumbai University, High Court, Crawford Market and the marvellous Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. Glimpse political India when you visit the charming residence of Mahatma Gandhi, Mani Bhawan, a museum to the leader's life and work. Capture the flavour of spiritual India at the ISKON Krishna Temple. Continue past the Parsi Tower of Silence to explore India's ancient heritage at the Prince of Wales Museum with its lovely gardens, grand loggias and fine collections of sculptures, miniatures and Eastern art. On the return, enjoy a photo stop before the 262-foot-high Gateway of India, overlooking the Arabian Sea.

Amber Fort, Jaipur

Days 17/18 Mumbai – Jaipur Disembark Aegean Odyssey and fly to Jaipur to begin your land tour of India’s Golden Triangle. Founded in 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, Jaipur is a city of palaces built from rose-coloured stone. You will visit the Maharaja’s City Palace, and also see the magnificent Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds). Another highlight is the Amber Fort with its lavish interiors.

of the construction and the result is an epic poem in red sandstone, briefly the capital of the Mughal Empire. Because the city was deserted for most of its existence, the buildings are well preserved. Today this majestic ghost town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a unified architectural ensemble blending Hindu, Persian and Indo-Muslim traditions. Continue by road to Agra and check in at your hotel.

Day 19 Jaipur – Fatehpur Sikri – Agra Leave Jaipur by road and head for Fatehpur Sikri. Built in the sixteenth century by Akbar the Great in gratitude for receiving a male heir, the city was then abandoned 14 years later when the water supply failed.

The emperor personally supervised details

Day 20 Agra – Delhi Agra was one of the most important cities in India under the Mughals. Babar, the founder of the Mughal dynasty, laid out the first formal Persian garden on the banks of the Yamuna River and his grandson Akbar raised the towering ramparts of the Great

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Red Fort, Delhi

Red Fort. Shah Jahan, known for his keen interest in architecture, gave Agra its most prized monument, the Taj Mahal. Leave Agra by road and check in at hotel in Delhi.

Day 21 Delhi Delhi is India's sprawling, historic capital where you can see New Delhi's British Raj buildings, visit the magnificent IndoMuslim monument of Qutub Minar and see Raj Ghat, where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated. Begin your sightseeing with a tour of the victory tower known as Qutub Minar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. En route, admire the President's

Palace, Parliament House and India Gate designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.

Later, you will visit Raj Ghat or Royal Steps.

This tranquil site, marked by a simple black marble slab, is where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated following his 1948 assassination by a Hindu fanatic. The area is now a park and national shrine.

Day 22 Delhi to London Transfer to Delhi Airport for the flight home.

India’s magnificent palaces

EXPERT GUEST SPEAKERS Meet our guest speakers who will be accompanying you on this voyage. Here is a taste of what to expect...

Adam Tanner is a fellow in the

Department of Government at Harvard and the former bureau chief for Reuters in the Balkans. He has appeared on the BBC and National Public Radio, and has written for Forbes and Worth Magazines.

Having spent most of his career as a foreign correspondent, he first reported from South and Southeast Asia in the mid 1980s. He has studied India for many years and speaks Hindi as well as some Urdu.

Lecture topics GANDHI'S EXPERIMENTS WITH TRUTH – Mohandas Gandhi's vital role in India's independence movement and his example to subsequent nonviolent resistance movements worldwide. We'll look at his early experiences as a young lawyer in South Africa and then his return to India to lead a civil disobedience campaign against the British in the early 1920’s, leading to independence.

BOLLYWOOD – An introduction to the world's leading film industry by output and ticket sales. From the "Golden Age" (1940s to 60s) to the slick-high production features of the present day. View clips from classics and learn about some of the greatest stars.

THE RICH TRADITION OF INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC – A look at the vocal and instrumental music of India, its instruments, including the sitar, sarod, tampura and tabla and its best known 20th century musicians.

Jasleen Kandhari is an Old Roedeanian,

Lecturer and Tutor of Asian art history and textiles for Oxford University's department of Continuing Education, and contributing editor of Indian textiles for the Textiles Asia Journal. She is an expert in the artistic heritage of South Asia and as well as working in curatorial and research positions in leading museums, she has extensive lecturing experience at first-class institutes including Oxford's Ashmolean Museum and the British Museum. Topics for her talks are: Lecture topics GODS TO MAHARAJAHS: THE MASTERPIECES OF SOUTH ASIAN ART – Discover the vibrant world of Indian and Sri Lankan art through its Buddhist, Hindu, Jain and Sikh masterpieces in miniature paintings, sculpture, decorative arts and architecture.

THE ARTS OF THE MUGHAL EMPIRE – The lavish arts of the Mughal Empire from the architectural marvel, the Taj Mahal, to exquisite miniature paintings and scintillating jade daggers.

PORTRAYING THE DIVINE: Reflections of Sikhism In Visual Culture – Explore the relationship between art and religion in Sikhism through the representation of the Gurus of the Sikh faith in fine miniature paintings, from traditional to contemporary art.

Please note these lecturers and their chosen topics are subject to change.

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HOLIDAY READING IDEAS There’s nothing like a good book to accompany you on your travels.

Our associates at Blackwell’s of Oxford have put together a selection of books that we feel would provide the perfect accompaniment for this magnificent voyage.

Victoria Glendinning

Rohini Mohan

RAFFLES

THE SEASONS OF TROUBLE

ISBN: 9781846686047

ISBN: 9781781686003

Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826) was the charismatic and persuasive founder of Singapore and Governor of Java. An English adventurer, disobedient employee of the East India Company, utopian imperialist, linguist, zoologist and civil servant, he carved an extraordinary (though brief) life for himself in Southeast Asia.

An unforgettable account of Sri Lanka’s long civil war and the mayhem of peace.

Abdul Sheriff

In this comprehensive survey Vidya Dehejia, a leading authority on Indian art, explains and analyses not only such key early developments as the great cities of the Indus civilisation, the serene Buddha image, the intriguing art of cave sites and sophisticated temple-building traditions, but also the luxury of the Mughal court, the palaces and pavilions of Rajasthan, the churches of Portuguese Goa, art in the British Raj, and issues taking art into the twenty-first century.

THE INDIAN OCEAN

ISBN: 9781849044264

The Indian Ocean was the first venue of global trade, connecting the Mediterranean and South China. This book offers an anthropological and historical examination of the impact of maritime trade on wider society – as a conveyor of goods, but also of ideas and peoples.

ISBN: 9780714834962

Eliza Fay, E. M. Forster (Editor)

Suqata Bose A HUNDRED HORIZONS

Vidya Dehejia INDIAN ART

ISBN: 9780674032194

On December 26, 2004, giant tsunami waves destroyed communities around the Indian Ocean, from Indonesia to Kenya. Beyond the horrific death toll, this wall of water brought a telling reminder of the interconnectedness of the many countries on the ocean rim, and the insignificance of national boundaries. "A Hundred Horizons" takes us to these shores, in a brilliant reinterpretation of how culture developed and history was made at the height of the British Raj.

ORIGINAL LETTERS FROM INDIA Fay was a contemporary of Jane Austen, but her adventures are worthy of a Daniel Defoe heroine. Her letters unfiltered, forthright, and often hilarious bring the perils and excitements of an earlier age to life.

ISBN: 9781590173367

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• 12 INCLUDED SHORE EXCURSIONS as described with specialist-guide • 5-NIGHT LAND TOUR of India’s Golden Triangle

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• 14-DAY CRUISE aboard Aegean Odyssey

Outside cabins with shower

• 2-NIGHT HOTEL STAY in Singapore

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5,595

4,695

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4,895

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5,995

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• Scheduled economy class AIR FARE

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Premium Outside

6,250

5,350

• EXPERT guest speaker programme on board

Deluxe Stateroom, Outside

6,550

5,550

Deluxe Stateroom, Outside

6,750

5,750

Deluxe outside staterooms F E

Deluxe balcony suites and staterooms D

Deluxe Stateroom, Balcony

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6,350

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Deluxe Stateroom, Balcony

7,695

6,595

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Junior Suite, Balcony

8,295

6,995

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Owner’s Suite, Balcony

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7,450

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Category C: Deluxe Stateroom with balcony

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Standard Outside

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5,650

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5,950

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Premium Outside

7,095

6,195

GG*

Premium Outside

7,350

6,450

EE

Deluxe Stateroom, Outside

7,895

6,895

CC

Deluxe Stateroom, Balcony

8,695

7,595

Air Credit (when making your own arrangements)

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Cruise Only Credit (no air or land included)

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